Why has no vaccine for HIV been discovered yet?

3 doctors weighed in

The virus mutates easily, so any vaccine needs to target parts of the virus that cannot change, and this has been a challenge.

I like the answer provided by anthony s. Fauci, M.D.
Director, national institute of allergy and infectious diseases
national institutes of health on may 12, 2012:
http://www.Niaid.Nih.Gov/news/newsreleases/2012/pages/hvad2012.Aspx.

In brief:
Work is ongoing

The virus mutates easily, so any vaccine needs to target parts of the virus that cannot change, and this has been a challenge.

I like the answer provided by anthony s. Fauci, M.D.
Director, national institute of allergy and infectious diseases
national institutes of health on may 12, 2012:
http://www.Niaid.Nih.Gov/news/newsreleases/2012/pages/hvad2012.Aspx.
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Hivvirus is a difficult organism- has several different proteins based on which vaccines need to be created.

Hiv virus has a tendency to mutate making it difficult for vaccines to work. However monoclonal antibodies show some promise. Still research ongoing - hopefully we will have a breakthrough.

In brief:
Difficult

Hivvirus is a difficult organism- has several different proteins based on which vaccines need to be created.

Hiv virus has a tendency to mutate making it difficult for vaccines to work. However monoclonal antibodies show some promise. Still research ongoing - hopefully we will have a breakthrough.
Would you like to video or text chat with me?